Armco Park Opens Saturday Morning for Middletown
Armco Park resumes operations Saturday at 8 AM with free admission for Middletown residents. Park officials say attendance has averaged 150 000 annually, prompting prior out-of-town limits and a Middletown-area rule for entry. Restrictions include vehicle speed under 15 mph and sunset closing. Entrance is via the Manchester Road gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Cincinnati
Middletown
Monroe
Trenton
Franklin
Germantown
Gratis
Carlisle
Manchester Road
Civic Board Receives Report on Mound Builders Scout Council
The Civic Association board heard a report from George Harvey president of the Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council. He noted the council ranked mid pack in several Explorer standings yet showed poor trained leaders figures. Enrollment as of April 1 1955 totaled 1884 youths across 65 units. The board also discussed a retirement benefit proposal tied to federal rate increases, with final action pending committee and annual meeting decisions.
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Civic Association Board of Goverors
Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council
George Harvey
Columbus
Mound Builders Council
Harvey
Executive Committee
Rct of Governors
Church Leader To Speak Here At Oxford Road Dedication
The Rev J H Walker Columbus state superintendent of Churches of God will speak at the Church of God on Oxford State Road Sunday at 2 30 am The Rev J W Hughes pastor says the church building program begun four years ago is almost complete In connection with the dedication the Rev D A Biggs Clayton Street Church of God will open a revival series Sunday at 730 pm to continue nightly for an indefinite period
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J. H. Walker
Columbus
Churches of God
Church of God
Oxford State Road
J.W. Hughes
D. A. Biggs
Clayton Street
Man Bound Over On Second Knife Charge After Street Fight
Willie W. Sims 22 of 1506 Baltimore St. arraigned in municipal court on a stabbing charge with bond set at 2500. He pleaded not guilty to cutting with intent to kill Preston Barnes 24 of 804 Lincoln St. Barnes has 52 stitches from the fight with Sims and his brother John 18 of 1220 Baltimore St. who was fined 200 with 100 suspended for assault and battery.
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Garfield Street
Willie W. Sims
Baltimore St
Butler County Grand
Municpal Court
J. T. Lamb
Sims
Preston Barnes
Lincoln St
Barnes
John T. Sims
John Sims
Lamb
Willie Sims
Lewis Wilson
Sycamore St
Wilson
John
Miami to raise fall room and board costs at Miami University
Miami University plans higher fall room and board charges. Men’s residence costs rise from 94.50 to 104 per semester and 180 to 198 for 18 weeks of board while women go 93 to 103 and 166 to 189. The university states averages stay under 608 yearly before registration and fees. Payments will be split into installments per gender with the aim of self supporting education.
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Oxford
Miami University
John D. Millett
Miami
Millett
Ohio
Planning Board For Girl Scouts To Meet Tomorrow
Miss Jackie Gable, president of the Mnior Girl Scout planning board, announces a meeting tomorrow at the Civic Association library. The 10 a.m. session covers the area planning board report and the senior conference. A senior-sponsored covered dish dinner is planned for Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Also at the Civic Association. Eighth grade scouts are guests of senior members who will discuss the values of senior scouting. Troop 58 handles flag ceremonies, Troop 94 invitations, and Troop 138 decorations.
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Jackie Gable
Mnior Girl Scout Planning Board
Civic Association
Area Planning Board
Bomb Hoaxer Triggers Panic in Zanesville Area
A woman described as a bomb hoaxer phoned Mrs Staney Fountain wife of the South Zanesville police chief and warned of an incident at Muskingum County courthouse at 1 pm. No incident occurred. She had warned six stores and a TV station of bomb plots previously.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Zanesvile
Staney Fountain
South Zanesville
Muskingum County
Loco Weeds Poison Livestock on U.S. Pastures
Loco weeds, toxic to livestock, are described as members of the pea family and threaten grazing areas across certain American pastures. The note highlights their toxic nature and potential risk to cattle and other herd animals grazing in affected regions.
Man Hurt Then Cited For Mishap At City Intersections
A truck driven by Jess Wikier escaped with minor injuries after a collision with a car at Young Street and Calumet Avenue. Wikier was cited for failure to yield. the northbound truck allegedly ran a stop sign. Damages totaled 1350 dollars. Police noted more minor crashes in the city at several intersections later the same day.
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Young Street
Calumet Avenue
Jess Wikier
Oxford State Rd
Union Sanitary Laundry
Wilder
Curtis Howard
Belvidere St
Charlies Thiel
Warren Dalrymple
Carthage
Ind
Central Avenue
Sutphin Street
Howard Hildreth Jr
Cincinnati
David Cales
South Ave
Verity Parkway
Patrick Brislenn
North College Ill
William Beam
West Middletown Rt. 2
Water Street
Inland Man Injured By Heavy Roll at Paper Plant
Robert Castle was injured when a 2,500-pound roll of paper fell at the Inland Container plant in Middletown this morning. He suffered a compound fracture of the lower right leg while lifting the roll in the corrugating department and was taken to Middletown Hospital by ambulance. The accident occurred about 8 30 a.m.
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Middletown
Robert Castle
Franklin Rt. 2
Castle
McCoy-Leffler
Senators Weigh New Anti Red Bill
Washington hearings opened as the Internal Security subcommittee seeks approval of a bill to empower the government to bar suspected subversives from defense plants.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Dulles To Testify On Foreign Aid Plans
Secretary of State Dulles is set to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week on the administration’s new foreign aid program, per Chairman George of Georgia.
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Dulles
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
D-Ga
Middletown Senior Wins First Lap in Pythian Oratorical Contest
Middletown High School senior Bert Sheard won the first round of the Knights of Pythias annual oratorical contest at Lafayette Lodge 37 with the safety speech What Can Youth Do for Highway Safety. He will advance to the district contest in Eaton on May 18, competing against winners from Middletown and beyond for state and national scholarships.
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Bert Sheard
Middletown
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge 37
Sheard
David Bessel
Mary Wilken
Middletown High School
Shear
Eaton
Bessel
Miss Wilken
Dayton
Columbus
Grand Lodge
Middletown Lodge
New York
Three Hurt In Crashes On Highways
Three persons sustained injuries in two highway crashes near Middletown. Orville Rogers 33 Dunnville Kentucky suffered facial and eye cuts, H L Blanick 57 Akron head lacerations, Irene Chamers 58 Brookville Rt 2 severe facial cuts leg injuries and internal injuries. The incidents occurred on U S 25 south of Monroe at a curve around 7 pm.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Orville Rogers
Dunnville
H. L. Blanick
Akron
Irene Chamers
Brookville Rt. 2
Two-Vehicle Crash Injures Chambers and Flanick Near Seven Mile
Clarence Chambers 54 of Brookville Rt. 2 headed south and failed to stop at Ohio 73 and 503 near Seven Mile. His car collided with the westbound Flanick vehicle. Both cars sustained extensive damage. Chambers was arraigned before Squire Lammie Bailey for failure to stop and fined $10 plus costs.
More Stop Sign Winners Named
Winners of $2 prizes in the fourth week of the Lucky Stop Sign safety contest were announced by Patrolman Delman Whitt. Reporters to Bill Hart at WPFB identified Friday winner Jim Blanton, Monday winner Clyde Bryant, Tuesday winner Mrs James Russell, Wednesday winner CE Wagner, and yesterday's winner Mrs Clarence Fay at specified street corners.
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Delman Whitt
Bill Hart
WPFB
Jim Blanton
Brentwood St
S. Main Street
Yankee Road
Clyde Bryant
Coles Rd
Aberdeen Drive
Central Avenue
James Russell
Fernwood St
Highland Street
Grand Avenue
CE. Wagner
Hamilton Rt
Lamneck Street
Clarence Fay
Grand Ave
17Th Avenue
At The Movies Showings Friday and Saturday
Paramount presents The Americano and Tarzan s Hidden Jungle with show times Friday and Saturday. Strand features Masterson of Kansas and Black Tuesday with listed starts across multiple evening slots.
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Paramount
The
McNamara Slams GOP in Akron Dinner Speech
Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan assailed the GOP in Akron Ohio praising Democratic candidates as ready for 1956. He urged tell-all messaging about the Eisenhower administration and warned of advisers he labeled warlike and dangerous amid calls for peace.
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Akron
Ohio
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Community Religious Events Set Across City this Weekend
Holiness Tabernacle hosts Men s Day program Sunday at 2 p m with Rev E Collins of the Pentecostal Church of God Hamilton as speaker under Bishop K K Kilgore. Esther Chapter 5 CBS marks 30th anniversary with 1 p m turkey dinner at Armco Center LaFayette Ave and Minnesota St followed by 2 p m program with Mrs Flora Hogan guest speaker. Youth of Christ program at 7 30 p m features Rev James Herndon and Rev Howard Berger with choir at 1200 Garfield St in Hamilton. Mt Zion Baptist Church to hold 8 p m business meeting with officer elections. Rev H F Hampton pastor.
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Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
E. Collins
The
Pentecostal Church of God
Hamilton
K. K. Kilgore
Esther
CBS
Armco Center
LaFaytte Avenue
Minnesota Street
Flora Hogan
Naomi
Dayton
Youth of Christ
Garfield St
James Herndon
Fire Baptize Church
Howard Berger
United Holiness Church of Hamilton
Corrine Allen
Mt. Zion
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Armco
F D. Danford
Armco Steel Corp
Civic Board
DOXOL
Charles Thomas Murrell Jr
Irvine
Ralph E. McClanahan
Kentucky
Murrell
Girl Scouts
Man
Larry White
National Lodge
Arthur Osborne
Melvin Dawson
Toastmistress Club
Harley Standforth
Roger
U.S. 25
Hubert Rogers
Centray Ave
Central Ave
Filson
Colored News
Fred
Tytus Avenue
America
Rogers
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